Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. I love it when people ask me what I ...

From detailing the four categories that help to determine if an idea is patentable (machine, manufacture, composition of matter, and process) to explaining how to distinguish prior art or ...

You know that feeling when a lightbulb goes off in your head and an amazing idea just pops into existence? That's the spark every entrepreneur dreams of. Suddenly, you're imagining new gadgets, epic ...

A patent portfolio is like a fast-growing tree. Before long, tens of patents become hundreds, and hundreds become thousands, many of which lose strategic value over time for a variety of reasons. And ...

Here’s how to know which innovations are truly worth protecting — before putting time and money into filings that may never pay off. Startups often rush into patents — either too early or for ideas ...

At its core, a patent is a contract between an inventor, who agrees to disclose detailed information about their invention to the public, and the state, which grants them exclusive rights to that ...